11-letter words containing c, i, s, t
- jaboticabas — Plural form of jaboticaba.
- jackrabbits — Plural form of jackrabbit.
- jargonistic — the language, especially the vocabulary, peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group: medical jargon.
- jersey city — a seaport in NE New Jersey, opposite New York City.
- job costing — a method of cost accounting by which the total cost of a given unit or quantity is determined by computing the costs that go into making a product as it moves through the manufacturing process.
- joint stock — stock or capital divided into a number of shares.
- judicatures — Plural form of judicature.
- justiceable — Liable to trial in a court of justice.
- justiceship — the office of a justice.
- justiciable — capable of being settled by law or by the action of a court: a justiciable dispute.
- kabbalistic — cabalistic.
- kansas city — a city in W Missouri, at the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri rivers.
- kernicterus — (medicine) Damage to the brain centres of infants caused by increased levels of unconjugated-indirect bilirubin which is free (not bound to albumin).
- kickstarted — Simple past tense and past participle of kickstart.
- kill switch — a button, switch, or other mechanism that allows a machine to be shut down immediately: Only use the kill switch in emergencies.
- kinesiatric — of or relating to kinesiatrics
- kinesthetic — the sensation of movement or strain in muscles, tendons, and joints; muscle sense.
- kinetoscope — an early motion-picture device, invented by Edison, in which the film passed behind a peephole for viewing by a single viewer.
- knit stitch — the most common stitch in knitting; stitches are formed on the left-hand needle by placing the point of the right-hand needle through the loop from left to right, winding the wool from the right-hand needle under the point of the right-hand needle and back across the front, pulling the loop through, and slipping the stitch off the left-hand needle
- knot stitch — a stitch that produces a knot on the fabric surface, made by twining the thread about the needle.
- kurdaitchas — Plural form of kurdaitcha.
- lacerations — Plural form of laceration.
- lacrimators — Plural form of lacrimator.
- lactiferous — producing or secreting milk: lactiferous glands.
- lactifluous — full or flowing with milk
- lancastrian — of or relating to the royal family of Lancaster.
- lancet fish — any large, marine fish of the genus Alepisaurus, having daggerlike teeth.
- landscapist — an artist who paints landscapes.
- lapidescent — in the process of changing into stone
- last-cyclic — denoting rules that apply only to main clauses
- latchstring — a string passed through a hole in a door, for raising the latch from the outside.
- latin cross — an upright or vertical bar crossed near the top by a shorter horizontal bar.
- law society — association of lawyers
- leaf insect — any of several orthopterous insects of the family Phillidae, of southern Asia and the East Indies, having a body that resembles a leaf in color and form.
- lecithinase — An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of lecithin.
- lectureship — the office of lecturer.
- lemon stick — a lemon half with a peppermint stick stuck in it, through which the lemon juice is sucked.
- leschetizky — Theodor [tey-uh-dawr,, -dohr,, thee-] /ˈteɪ əˌdɔr,, -ˌdoʊr,, ˈθi-/ (Show IPA), 1830–1915, Polish pianist and composer.
- lex scripta — written law; statute law.
- licentiates — Plural form of licentiate.
- lickspittle — a contemptible, fawning person; a servile flatterer or toady.
- lifecasting — The creation of a three-dimensional copy of a living body by means of molding and casting techniques.
- light music — music for popular entertainment
- lightsticks — Plural form of lightstick.
- lightstruck — (of beer) Spoiled by exposure to light, which causes riboflavin to react with and break down the isohumulones.
- lightswitch — Alternative spelling of light switch.
- linecasting — the casting of an entire line of type in a slug.
- linguistics — the science of language, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and historical linguistics.
- liposuction — the surgical withdrawal of excess fat from local areas under the skin by means of a small incision and vacuum suctioning.
- littlenecks — Plural form of littleneck.